Cut Off in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Cote Blanche

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 5, 2011

1. Cote Blanche Marker

Inscription. After the hurricane of Cheniere Caminada in 1893, a group of refugees settled in this area. Because many of them painted their homes white, the settlement became known as "La Cote Blanche," a village of white houses. On this site in 1899, the settlers erected a chapel under the leadership of Rev. A.M. Rochard, pastor at Larose. In 1924, the mission became the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish of Cote Blanche.

Erected by Gheens Foundation and Lafourche Heritage Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 29° 30.845′ N, 90° 20.025′ W. Marker is in Cut Off, Louisiana, in Lafourche Parish. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (State Highway 1) and West 79th Street, on the right when traveling south on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cut Off LA 70345, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Curole House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Larose (approx. 3.9 miles away); Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Galliano

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(approx. 5.9 miles away); Golden Meadow (approx. 9.2 miles away); Golden Meadow High School (approx. 9.6 miles away); Bouverans Plantation House (approx. 13.3 miles away); Gheens Presbyterian Church (approx. 14.7 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2015. This page has been viewed 818 times since then and 20 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 5, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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